Ghana Politics News-Founder and leader of the All Peoples’ Congress(APC) has cautioned the Akufo-Addo led government of Ghana about their dealings with China.
In a lengthy statement forwarded to ghanagong.com, Dr. Hassan Ayariga explained how China is taking over African countries and stated that Ghana is next in line to enter a “reckless” agreement with china.
“The China I know have no free lunch for any country”, he stated and stated that Ghana has already had enough of China. “They have taken over our country’s land and polluting our water bodies with reckless abandon and shooting and maltreating our citizens. If we are so desperate for loans, should it be from China?” he queried.
Mr. Ayariga recounted how Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore rejected Chinese aid and how Greece and Sri Lanka have handed over national assets to China in default of loan repayments.
He predicts that Zimbabwe and Kenya will be coughing out National Assets to China soon for defaulting in repaying loans. “China is now proposing to take over the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport should Zambia Government fail to pay back its huge foreign debt on time. The issue of whether Zambia possesses the required economic muscle to repay that debt is in contention considering the amount involved. It’s typical of the Chinese strategy”.
“Kindly note that in all these loans, no single dollar cash was handed over to the countries involved. In all cases, China will execute & build the projects (as is being done in the Abuja metro line project), using Chinese materials, equipment, technicians, etc. that are all imported from China” he stated.
He pointed out that China is re-colonizing Africa by “appealing to the ignorance and selfish interests of our leaders” and wondered why that is even necessary.
“Did the current regime whilst in opposition not say the money was there and that we were borrowing because of incompetence?” he asked, and added “Did President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, whilst in opposition not say “Ghana Yay3 morbor dodo. Y3ti sikasu nanso 3kom diy3n.” What has changed?”
Mr. Ayariga called on the President to stop ongoing efforts to contract hefty loans from China.
He also touched on various issues including the National Cathedral Project, Consolidation of Banks, the Ghanaian economy, Nursing trainee allowances among a host of other issues he felt was not being handled well by the government.
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